Alexander Pope

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Alexander Pope
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Alexander Pope
Edited by John Fuller
SeriesPoet to Poet
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:128
Dimensions(mm): Height 197,Width 120
Category/GenreLiterary studies - poetry and poets
ISBN/Barcode 9780571230709
ClassificationsDewey:821.5
Audience
General
Edition Main - Poet to Poet

Publishing Details

Publisher Faber & Faber
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publication Date 1 May 2008
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their prefaces, the editors offer insights into their own work as well as providing an accessible and passionate introduction to some of the greatest poets of our literature. Alexander Pope (1688-1744) was an essayist, critic, satirist, poet and translator. He published An Essay on Criticism in 1711 and a republished version of The Rape of the Lock in 1714. His Collected Works were published in 1717 and he translated the Iliad and the Odyssey into English. The Dunciad (1728), one of his most famous works, was a vicious satire on Dullness featuring many of his contemporaries.

Author Biography

John Fuller was educated at New College, Oxford, and was formerly a Fellow and Tutor in English at Magdalen College. An award-winning novelist, he has also published sixteen poetry collections, the most recent of which is The Space of Joy (2006). His Collected Poems appeared in 1996. John Fuller lives in Oxford and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Alexander Pope (1688-1744) was an essayist, critic, satirist, poet and translator. He published An Essay on Criticism in 1711 and a republished version of The Rape of the Lock in 1714. His Collected Works were published in 1717 and he translated the Iliad and the Odyssey into English. The Dunciad (1728), one of his most famous works, was a vicious satire on Dullness featuring many of his contemporaries.

Reviews

"'Faber has a poetry list worth bragging about. What other publisher could conjure up a series like this?' The Times"